New June Aquilid Complex shower: June theta^2 Sagittariids (JTT#1129)
Abstract: A new meteor shower from an eccentric sunskirting-comet orbit was detected by CAMS...
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Author: Peter Jenniskens
Crowd funding campaign for a CAMS India network
[Update: Campaign has ended. 88 people backed the project. Thank you!] The SETI Institute has...
Read MoreThe February alpha Corvid (FAC #1101) meteor shower
Abstract: Low-light video observations show a compact but weakly active meteor shower with a radiant situated in the constellation of Corvus around February 16 in recent years. This newly identified shower has been listed in the...
Read MoreNarrow shower of zeta Pavonids (ZPA, #853)
Abstract: On March 22, 2021, CAMS networks again detected the zeta Pavonid meteor shower (ZPA, #853), now demonstrating that it has an unusually short duration. The full-width-at-half-maximum duration is only 0.46 degrees in...
Read MoreBeta Tucanids (BTU #108) meteor outburst in 2021
Abstract: Last year’s surprise activity from the beta Tucanids meteor shower in the southern hemisphere was repeated this year on March 12 and 13, 2021. The beta Tucanids displayed strong activity in CAMS low-light video...
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